| Course Unit Code | 114-0377/02 |
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| Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 3 ECTS credits |
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| Type of Course Unit * | Choice-compulsory type B |
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| Level of Course Unit * | Second Cycle |
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| Year of Study * | First Year |
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| Semester when the Course Unit is delivered | Winter Semester |
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
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| Language of Instruction | Czech |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Requisites | There are no prerequisites or co-requisites for this course unit |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) | Personal ID | Name |
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| KUC20 | doc. Ing. Zuzana Kučerová, Ph.D. |
| Summary |
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| Subject Monetary Economics provides information about contemporary monetary economics. First, there is explained what is the role of money in market economy, how does modern monetary system look like, what are conventional tools of monetary policy and how transmission mechanisms work. Next, the course deals with unconventional tools of monetary policy, seigniorage and independence and transparency of central banks. In addition, topics such as monetary policy regimes, monetary policy uncertainty, prices of assets a financial stability are discussed in this course. Moreover, there is discussion about monetary policy within and out of monetary union. Finally, we analyse models of monetary policy and discuss actual questions related with monetary policy of the Czech National Bank. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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| Course provides students with the theoretical building blocks that are needed for an understanding of the monetary theory and contemporary monetary policy implementation. Student will be able: - to describe and explain the main channels of the monetary transmission mechanism, through which monetary policy can have real effects on the economy; - to explain conventional and nonconventional monetary policy; - to define monetary policy within and without monetary union; - to use modelling of monetary policy. |
| Course Contents |
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1. Money and its role in economy
2. Demand for money
3. Supply of money
4. Interest rates
5. Central bank and its functions
6. Transmission mechanisms of monetary policy
7. Monetary policy, objectives and instruments, un/conventional MP
8. Monetary policy regimes
9. Monetary policy and exchange rate, interest rate parity
10. Exchange rate and output
11. Exchange rate regimes and monetary policy
12. Evolution of international monetary system
13. Balassa-Samuelson model |
| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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CECCHETTI, Stephen G. a Kermit L. SCHOENHOLTZ. Money, Banking, and Financial Markets. 6th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2021. ISBN 978-1-260-22678-2.
MISHKIN. Frederic S. The Economics of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets. 12th ed. Harlow: Pearson Addison Wesley, 2019. ISBN 978-1-292-26885-9.
VALDEZ, Stephen and Philip MOLYNEUX. An Introduction to Global Financial Markets. London: Palgrave, 2016. ISBN 978-1-137-49755-0.
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JÍLEK, Josef. Finance v globální ekonomice I. Peníze a platební styk. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2013. ISBN 978-80-247-3893-2.
KUČEROVÁ, Zuzana. Monetární ekonomie a politika. Ostrava: Vysoká škola báňská - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2023. ISBN 978-80-248-4669-9.
MISHKIN. Frederic S. The Economics of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets. 12th ed. Harlow: Pearson Addison Wesley, 2019. ISBN 978-1-292-26885-9. |
| Recommended Reading: |
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KRUGMAN, Paul R., Maurice OBSTFELD a Marc J. MELITZ. International finance: theory & policy. 11th ed. Harlow: Pearson, 2018. ISBN 978-1-292-23873-9.
MISHKIN, Frederic and Stanley G. EAKINS. Financial Markets and Institutions. 9th ed. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited, 2018. ISBN 978-0-13-451926-5.
MOENJAK, Thammarak. Central Banking: Theory and Practice in Sustaining Monetary and Financial Stability. Singapore: Wiley, 2014. ISBN 978-1-118-83246-2. |
KODEROVÁ, Jitka, Milan SOJKA a Jan HAVEL. Teorie peněz. 2. vyd. Praha: Wolters Kluwer Česká republika, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7357-640-0.
POLOUČEK, Stanislav a kol. Peníze, banky, finanční trhy. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7400-152-9.
REVENDA, Zbyněk, Martin MANDEL, Jan KODERA, Petr MUSÍLEK a Petr DVOŘÁK. Peněžní ekonomie a bankovnictví. 6. vyd. Praha: Management Press, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7261-279-6. |
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